USSR 1941

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Prior to this, the preparation of the Air Force may take several months of preparation time. After all, it is groping in the dark on the basis of no theoretical support, and everything is cautious and verified.

But after Shulka proposed this whole set of theories... Although it also needs to be verified, such as organizing several exercises, it at least pointed out the direction for the reform of the Air Force, so that the Air Force does not need to try one after another and eliminate errors and ineffective ones theory.

"No, of course it won't take a few months!" Novikov replied a little excitedly: "Although I'm not sure how long it will take to complete the reform, I believe it should be able to catch up with the Battle of Stalingrad!"

"So, Comrade Novikov!" Khrushchev said excitedly, "Do you agree with our battle plan?"

"Of course!" Novikov replied: "This is a war of the Soviet Union, a war of all people. If it can be won, it will defeat the enemy's offensive. Is there any reason why I disagree with this battle plan?"

"Great!" Khrushchev hugged Novikov excitedly: "Thank you, Comrade Novikov!"

"No, Comrade Khrushchev!" Novikov said: "I think the person we should thank most is Shulka, he is amazing!"

"Yes!" Khrushchev laughed, and then he hugged Shulka, patted Shulka on the back and said: "You have done a great job, Comrade Shulka!" Heroes really lived up to their reputation!"

"Thank you, Comrade Political Commissar!" Shulka replied: "But this plan may not succeed..."

Novikov shook his hand: "Even if this plan is unsuccessful, the reform proposals you made to the Air Force are undoubtedly a great contribution! It's just... where did you learn this Air Force knowledge?"

"I have no knowledge of the air force, Comrade Novikov!" Shulka replied: "I just guessed according to my own ideas, or combined with some infantry tactics!"

Shulka is not telling the truth. Most of these reform plans are the real direction of the Soviet Air Force, but they are based on Novikov and their staff who are constantly studying, understanding, deducing, etc. on the battlefield. the following plan.

Therefore, Shulka is actually the kind of sharpshooter who "points where he hits". He knows the correct answers, and then finds some excuses to point to these correct answers... This is obviously much simpler than deducing the correct answer.

Seeing Novikov's still unbelievable eyes, Zhukov relieved Shulka: "It's nothing surprising, Comrade Novikov! I mean, if you know how much Comrade Shulka has done before What an amazing move!"

"Yes!" Khrushchev patted Shulka on the shoulder and said, "So I'm not surprised at all!"

For some reason, Shulka felt uncomfortable when Khrushchev said this, because it also seemed to mean that Khrushchev had investigated him.

But none of this seems to matter, because Khrushchev didn't list Shulka as a spy at this time, which means he didn't find any flaws.

On the other hand, this proves Shulka's "innocence"... The political commissars have not found any flaws, which means that there is no problem, and even others dare not doubt anything.

Khrushchev originally brought Shulka here just to discuss the battle plan and convince Novikov.

His plan was to return to Stalingrad that night to continue to rectify morale.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, because Shulka proposed a series of reform proposals to Novikov, so Novikov hoped that Shulka could stay with him to carry out the reform of the Air Force.

After thinking about it, Khrushchev felt that this was the right thing to do.

First of all, the reform of the Air Force is very important. Its success or failure almost determines whether the encirclement plan can be implemented, and thus determines the survival of Stalingrad.

Secondly, if the siege plan can be carried out, then the battle of Stalingrad will not be so important...not to say that it is not important,

It also needs to defend desperately to delay time, otherwise once the German army completely occupies Stalingrad, the German army can build defenses based on the Don River and the Volga River.

The difference is: before the encirclement plan, all hopes were pinned on being able to defend Stalingrad. After the encirclement plan, the strategic focus shifted from Stalingrad to several peripheral front armies.

Thirdly, if there are any new problems in the reform process of the Air Force, Shurka's talent may be able to pass the test and lead the Air Force on the right track. After all, it is the reform theory proposed by Shurka.

Due to the urgency of the battle, the reform of the Air Force was very rapid. In less than a day, Novikov and his staff established a reform command in the Stalingrad Front Army... This is to better communicate with infantry generals, especially Zhukov discussed that, after all, a large part of this reform is to provide cover for infantry, and they need to understand the needs of infantry and coordinate with them.

Then, Novikov and others, including Shulka, stayed up all night, rushed out a set of air force reform plan overnight, and secretly sent it to Moscow... It needs the approval of the Supreme Command, especially Stalin.

While waiting for the instructions, Novikov and others were not idle. They had already started to do various preparations, such as compiling the transfer roster, contacting trains, and preparing cars to transport equipment.

This is completely different from the slow pace and low efficiency of the previous Soviet army.

But this is also normal. Now is a time of war, and any waste of time is likely to affect the fate of the entire war and even the Soviet Union... If the Battle of Stalingrad fails, the German army is likely to block and control the Baku oil fields. Thus completely changing the outcome of the Soviet-German campaign.

Because the matter was so important, no one dared to take it lightly. From top to bottom, including Stalin himself, all plans related to the Battle of Stalingrad were given the highest priority.

There was an echo from Moscow the next evening.

The telegram was sent by Stalin himself: "I fully agree with this reform plan. You must make every effort to complete these reforms in the shortest possible time! In the next few months, you can mobilize all the resources you need. We have no time to wait any longer. Already!"

There was a burst of cheers in the headquarters... Although everyone knew that the plan would probably pass, there was still a trace of worry in their hearts, because there were no shortage of old-fashioned, incompetent and stubborn generals in the Supreme Command, and they couldn't help but sit in the office. Knowing the battlefield without knowing the situation can always make self-righteous decisions.

Fortunately this didn't happen.